Omen II

One of my earliest memories is of being taken by my Dad to watch this film when it was first released.  At the time sweet shops were selling bubble gum with Superman trading cards (anyone else remember those?) and my Dad used to buy me a pack as a weekly treat.  I would give the bubble gum straight to my older siblings and keep the trading cards, for which I had learned all the captions before seeing the film.  As you can tell, I have been middle aged since infancy.
 
I remember my Dad telling us to be quiet during the film as my brother and I were calling out the captions from the trading cards at the appropriate point in the film - "Paying a call on Lois Lane!" and "A world torn asunder!", etc.  I am sure I had no idea what the word 'asunder' meant, but I have always associated it with Jimmy Olsen taking photographs on a dam, even though it was probably for the destruction of Krypton.  My Dad would use the phrase 'paying a call' as a euphemism for going to the toilet, so that caption in particular always amused me. 
 
It was nice to attend yesterday with my brother, with whom I had watched the film all those years ago.  It was only the second time either of us had seen the film on the big screen.  In the box immediately next to us was a little boy who was seeing the film for the first time, with his father who must have been about the same age as me.  The little boy was being comforted by his father during the scary parts but would break out into applause when Superman rescued Lois Lane or Air Force One.  It was really sweet.
 
There were a few Supermen in the audience, the best of which I managed to snap from afar with his Lois Lane.
 

 

One of my earliest memories is of being taken by my Dad to watch this film when it was first released.  At the time sweet shops were selling bubble gum with Superman trading cards (anyone else remember those?) and my Dad used to buy me a pack as a weekly treat.  I would give the bubble gum straight to my older siblings and keep the trading cards, for which I had learned all the captions before seeing the film.  As you can tell, I have been middle aged since infancy.
 
I remember my Dad telling us to be quiet during the film as my brother and I were calling out the captions from the trading cards at the appropriate point in the film - "Paying a call on Lois Lane!" and "A world torn asunder!", etc.  I am sure I had no idea what the word 'asunder' meant, but I have always associated it with Jimmy Olsen taking photographs on a dam, even though it was probably for the destruction of Krypton.  My Dad would use the phrase 'paying a call' as a euphemism for going to the toilet, so that caption in particular always amused me. 
 
It was nice to attend yesterday with my brother, with whom I had watched the film all those years ago.  It was only the second time either of us had seen the film on the big screen.  In the box immediately next to us was a little boy who was seeing the film for the first time, with his father who must have been about the same age as me.  The little boy was being comforted by his father during the scary parts but would break out into applause when Superman rescued Lois Lane or Air Force One.  It was really sweet.
 
There were a few Supermen in the audience, the best of which I managed to snap from afar with his Lois Lane.
 

 

One of my earliest memories is of being taken by my Dad to watch this film when it was first released.  At the time sweet shops were selling bubble gum with Superman trading cards (anyone else remember those?) and my Dad used to buy me a pack as a weekly treat.  I would give the bubble gum straight to my older siblings and keep the trading cards, for which I had learned all the captions before seeing the film.  As you can tell, I have been middle aged since infancy.
 
I remember my Dad telling us to be quiet during the film as my brother and I were calling out the captions from the trading cards at the appropriate point in the film - "Paying a call on Lois Lane!" and "A world torn asunder!", etc.  I am sure I had no idea what the word 'asunder' meant, but I have always associated it with Jimmy Olsen taking photographs on a dam, even though it was probably for the destruction of Krypton.  My Dad would use the phrase 'paying a call' as a euphemism for going to the toilet, so that caption in particular always amused me. 
 
It was nice to attend yesterday with my brother, with whom I had watched the film all those years ago.  It was only the second time either of us had seen the film on the big screen.  In the box immediately next to us was a little boy who was seeing the film for the first time, with his father who must have been about the same age as me.  The little boy was being comforted by his father during the scary parts but would break out into applause when Superman rescued Lois Lane or Air Force One.  It was really sweet.
 
There were a few Supermen in the audience, the best of which I managed to snap from afar with his Lois Lane.
 

 

While I would have liked to hear even more score being restored, the little bit that they did was great. It is a wise choice to have the very end of The Destruction of Krypton (just as the ship lifts off) and the entire The Kryptonquake reinstated. It always seemed bit awkward in the film with music starting and stopping and it certainly adds to the biblical feel of the scene, especially in concert setting. I know the main title is Williams' preferred version, if I'm correct. I didn't spot any other extra music. 
 
The mix was generally fantastic. Often with some of the older films the sound drowns the music but it wasn't much of an issue here. I could hear the sheer majority of music loud and clear. 
 
My 13th live to projection Williams concert was uplifting and magical. It was the best experience I've ever had watching this movie.
 
Karol

Jim has missed a trick by not calling this A Gathering of Fiends.

Jim has missed a trick by not calling this A Gathering of Fiends.

His arrangement is perfect for this...(contest only makes sense for trombonists but it's a good listen)
 
Jim Nova's latest overdub is a medley of 6 "villain" themes written by John Williams and is scored for eight bass trombones and two contrabass trombones. What's more sinister than a bass trombone choir?
 
Jim is hosting a contest to see who can identify the six villains from the medley!
 
https://www.johnstonbaughs.com/topic/a-gathering-of-villains-contest-3rd

I have always been rather partial to the (still unreleased ) source cue which plays in the pool hall in Earthquake, heard from about 1:50 in this clip.  Check out that Hammond organ.  I think it's beautiful!
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again.  John Williams must be forced - at the point of a pool cue, if necessary - to compile his 1970s source music cues from the likes of The Eiger Sanction, Earthquake, Cinderella Liberty, The Fury, Superman and others into a lavish double CD groove fest.
 
 

That reminded me of this for some reason...
 
That's groovy man, just groovy.

I have always been rather partial to the (still unreleased ) source cue which plays in the pool hall in Earthquake, heard from about 1:50 in this clip.  Check out that Hammond organ.  I think it's beautiful!
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again.  John Williams must be forced - at the point of a pool cue, if necessary - to compile his 1970s source music cues from the likes of The Eiger Sanction, Earthquake, Cinderella Liberty, The Fury, Superman and others into a lavish double CD groove fest.
 
 

Couldn't help myself:
 

IMO the four greatest piano solo recordings of the 1920s
 
 

In the new cover story in July 2022's Gramophone issue featuring the Concertos of John Williams, the author references that the Sinfonietta of 1965 was released in 1972 and reviewed that year by the magazine. Curious, I found the old issue - nearly 50 years old - online.
 
https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/33101/spread/1
 
Here are the two pages extracted that talk about Williams. The first page is from there updates section on composers and musical artists. The second page features the review of the disc itself. Alas, the reviewer was not really impressed.
 
I rather like the album (which is long out of print but copies can be found on LP and much more rarely on CD from Japan). It's an early exploration by Williams and just before the Symphony which we will likely never get to hear.
 
 
 
 

I have always disliked Beethoven's ninth for the same sort of reason--I'm not interested in joy.  

Yes, that was the one - in October 2007.  There was also a 60th birthday concert with the LSO at the Barbican in 2013.

I always enjoy seeing a young Patrick Doyle in Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V.  In case anyone does not know this already, he is the English soldier who starts singing his own setting of non nobis Domine at 3:30 in this clip (he can also be seen at 1:45):
 
 
I have fond memories of a concert he did with the London Symphony Orchestra to raise money for Leukaemia Research (now Blood Cancer UK) at the Royal Albert Hall a few years ago.  My sister was undergoing treatment for leukaemia at the time and it gave us a real boost.

I always enjoy seeing a young Patrick Doyle in Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V.  In case anyone does not know this already, he is the English soldier who starts singing his own setting of non nobis Domine at 3:30 in this clip (he can also be seen at 1:45):
 
 
I have fond memories of a concert he did with the London Symphony Orchestra to raise money for Leukaemia Research (now Blood Cancer UK) at the Royal Albert Hall a few years ago.  My sister was undergoing treatment for leukaemia at the time and it gave us a real boost.

I always enjoy seeing a young Patrick Doyle in Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V.  In case anyone does not know this already, he is the English soldier who starts singing his own setting of non nobis Domine at 3:30 in this clip (he can also be seen at 1:45):
 
 
I have fond memories of a concert he did with the London Symphony Orchestra to raise money for Leukaemia Research (now Blood Cancer UK) at the Royal Albert Hall a few years ago.  My sister was undergoing treatment for leukaemia at the time and it gave us a real boost.

I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the Sedares recording either, it's ok.
 
To be honest, my favorite re-recording of Magnificent Seven is the short suite recorded by Kunzel for the Round-Up album.  No other recording has quite the same exuberance and joy.
 
 

I have always understood the RPCO to be the Royal Philharmonic's 'B Team' orchestra, under the same umbrella as the RPO but generally focusing on more populist fare.  That is not to say that the RPCO is not as good as the RPO by any means, but I guess this arrangement gives the RPO the flexibility to earn revenue from lucrative gigs such as the live in concert films without interrupting the main RPO concert season.  You will often see that the RPO and the RPCO have concerts on the same day and at the same time in different venues.
 
https://www.rpo.co.uk/about/rpco
 
I suppose it's a bit like the BBC Symphony Orchestra doing the more 'serious' concerts while the BBC Concert Orchestra is the jack-of-all-trades ensemble, which is no comment on the ability of the musicians in the respective ensembles.

Had a really good. Don’t have much to add to what Karol said. Glad I’d not seen the film in a while as I could enjoy it again as well as the music. Had a slightly higher seat as have preferred being more aligned to the screen but as long as you’re fairly central at the Royal Albert Hall you get a good view and can enjoy the music too.

😀😀😀
 

 
Karol

Yes, I ordered it with SpaceCamp and it was delivered on Wednesday.  I do not have any of the previous iterations so I cannot give any useful comparisons in regard to the sound, but the recording is very nice and punchy to my layman’s ears.

Wonderful news, disciples!
 
A little matter of fourteen of your Earth years after I visited John Williams Close in New Cross Gate, today I was able to visit John Williams Close in Kingston-upon-Thames while walking the London Loop, a 150 mile long-distance walk around London.
 
Kingston-upon-Thames is a much more well-to-do area than New Cross Gate, so this John Williams Close is a gated private road a mere stone's throw from the River Thames.  It is not far from Hampton Court Palace, where Henry VIII got up to all sorts of mischief, the fat fuck.
 
My odyssey is not quite over, because since my original post a John Williams Boulevard - named after a former leader of the council in that neck of the woods - has been constructed in Darlington in the northeast of this sceptred isle.  I have been to Darlington a couple of times but not since 2008.  My promise to you: I WILL try.
 

Wonderful news, disciples!
 
A little matter of fourteen of your Earth years after I visited John Williams Close in New Cross Gate, today I was able to visit John Williams Close in Kingston-upon-Thames while walking the London Loop, a 150 mile long-distance walk around London.
 
Kingston-upon-Thames is a much more well-to-do area than New Cross Gate, so this John Williams Close is a gated private road a mere stone's throw from the River Thames.  It is not far from Hampton Court Palace, where Henry VIII got up to all sorts of mischief, the fat fuck.
 
My odyssey is not quite over, because since my original post a John Williams Boulevard - named after a former leader of the council in that neck of the woods - has been constructed in Darlington in the northeast of this sceptred isle.  I have been to Darlington a couple of times but not since 2008.  My promise to you: I WILL try.